Player Career

Brandon Joseph Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Brandon Joseph story

Brandon Joseph built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a safety from College Station, TX wearing No. 16, spending time with Northwestern and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Brandon Joseph's career was his defensive production: 165 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 10 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Brandon Joseph's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 293 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern and Notre Dame.

The arc is straightforward: Brandon Joseph moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Notre Dame

    2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern08.41.5
2020 PostseasonNorthwestern1035.28.410
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1035.28.40
2021 Regular SeasonNorthwestern9.535.419.7-0.5
2022 Regular SeasonNotre Dame315.53-6.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Northwestern to Notre DameP4 to G5/FCS85.2Dec 30, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Michigan

Week 8 · L 7-33 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

93.3 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Ohio State

Week 16 · L 10-22 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#3

@ Iowa

Week 9 · W 21-20 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Wisconsin

Week 12 · W 17-7 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

67 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.

#5

@ Wisconsin

Week 11 · L 7-35 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

64.7 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Northwestern

9.5 primary output · 35.4 efficiency · 19.7 usage

67

#2

2020 Postseason · Northwestern

65.3

10 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Northwestern

65.3

10 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

5

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games